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Informa is a crime novel by Garyo Okita, published on December 5, 2022 by Saizo Literature Club[1] In 2023, it was made into a TV drama produced by Kansai Television and a manga.[2] The series was released worldwide through Netflix.[3] In October 2024 it was reported that a new season of the drama would be released on Abema.[4] Season 2 of the drama is based on Informa II -Hit and Away- by Okita.[5]
Story 1
Weekly Magazine reporter Kanji Mishima is about to get fired from his gossip-seeking job. His only opportunity for redemption is Keijiro Kihara, a man well-versed in politics, entertainment and the underworld, known by the pseudonym "Informer". His life will change after this encounter.[6]
Story 2
The story moves from Amagasaki, Japan, to Bangkok, Thailand, where the base of the new mafia organization Kihara and Mishima get face to face with, is located. This new group makes full use of SNS to commit crimes throughout Japan. In Thailand, an unexpected person emerges as their true enemy.[7]
Informa was made into a 10-episode series produced by Kansai Television, that aired from January 20 to March 24, 2023.[8] It started distribution one week prior to on-air broadcast on Netflix Japan, and on March 17 was released on Netflix worldwide.[9] The series features Kenta Kiritani in the main role and Generations' Reo Sano in the role of the reporter.[10] A new season of the series, called Informa -Beasts Living in the Darkness-, is scheduled to start on November 7, 2024 on Abema.[11]
Season 1
Weekly Times tabloid magazine reporter Kanji Mishima is on the verge of getting fired. He used to have a passion for journalism, but seeking celebrity gossip day after day has left him empty and jaded. One day, Mishima's editor-in-chief, Asuka Nagasawa, gives him the chance of a lifetime: the opportunity to fulfill his wish to see a world invisible to those who live a normal life.[12] Mishima comes face-to-face with Keijiro Kihara. Kihara, former assistant to the Nishinomiya Shagukai yakuza underboss, has become an informant. He's an urban legend, an expert in all areas of the underworld, politics and entertainment, known to most as “Informa.”[8] Kihara dubs Mishima “Clunker”, makes him his driver, and directs Mishima to a cabaret club in Shinjuku, where the hostess warns Mishima: “Don't die, Clunker Number Two”. Before Mishima can ask the meaning of this alarming statement, Kihara's phone rings with disturbing news. Kihara and Mishima rush to the scene to find a politician has been set on fire in a brutal act of murder. It's the first of many murders they will investigate in a world of mass-communication where information can be spread by anyone, and the ones with power are those who bury the truth.[13]
(JP cast)
Season 1
Weekly Times Editorial Department
Mysterious group
Police
Rokusha group
Takizawa group
Other
Season 2
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